Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Tan Ear

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Otidea alutacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Tan Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Dipodidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Otidea
Species	Pygeretmus platyurus	Otidea alutacea

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Tan Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Tan Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tan Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.